Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 16799, Charles Finnell, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Finnell, Charles
S 16799
Carded
CONTENTS

Missouri 26,203
Charles [illegible] in the State of [illegible] who was a [illegible] in the [illegible] commanded by Captain [illegible] of the [illegible] commanded by [illegible] in the [illegible] line for
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Inscribed on the Roll of [illegible] at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of April and [illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of [illegible] 60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending [illegible] 10.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk Book [illegible] Vol. 8 Page 81
Letter to Hon A G Harrison Q. Auditor D. Jan'y 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 4 March 1838 Age notified 14 March 1839.
Paid as above from 4 March 1838 to 4 March 1839. Agent Notified 17. April 1840
Letter to Hon J. C. Edwards & 3 rd Audr. D. July 1841
Paid at Treasury act 6 April '38 - from 4 March '39 to 4th Sept: 1840 -

30. 186.
Charles Fannett Missouri
Adm. B. Mothes
Samuel Moore Huntsville Missouri
COMMISSION OF EXECUTORS.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
1 st April 1884.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunctive notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Charles Finnel.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1778 2 Private Col. Paine 70 years.   1781. 2 " Col. Nick Culpeper   " 2 " Col. Green County Traditionary. —   Col. Tolles. Va.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion ( g ) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz.:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Missouri County of Randolph } ss
On this 17th day of February in the Year of our Lord eight hundred & thirty four personally appeared in open Court - before the County Court of Randolph County now sitting Charles Finnell a resident of Silver Creek Township in the County of Randolph & State of Missouri aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law oath on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated - That is to say he entered the service of the United States afore- said a private militia man in the year of our Lord 1778 in a re- -giment commanded by Col. Henry Hick- -meyer Rittly perhaps - tho' not certain - commanded a battalion of said regiment - No. of regiment not rec- -ollected - that he served under Capt. Mark Spink who commanded a company in the aforesaid regiment - that he served this first tour

2. a substitute in the place of one Henry Brack a private militia man as aforesaid - he resided in Culpeper Co. State of Virginia when he entered the service, resided at Bannett's Ford on the Rappahannan River in said County, a substitute as aforesaid - he marched from the Bannett's Ford near Petersburg a direct course - the British here took another route & were not fur- ther - was acquainted with none of the regular officers on this tour nor with any of the Continental line or mi- litia except these he served under he entered the service in the first part of August - in the year of 1778 aforesaid & left the said service after the Campaign the first of October the same year after having discharged the duty of a two months tour in the field when he returned home - that he has no doc- umentary evidence of his afore- said services & he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to them - he does not recollect the names or numbers of any of the Continental Companies or regiments with which he served - on this first tour -
2d. That he entered the service of the United States on a second tour of duty a drafted militia private

in the first roll of the  Alvill in the 3. year of our Lord 1781 under the fol- lowing named officers, Col. Green, Major Edmond by Terrell, Capt. Henry Toler - no. of the regiment battalion & company in which he served not recalled - he lived in the afore- said Culpeper County (Va.) when he entered on this second tour of duty - his headquarters at Culpeper Court house - thence marched down near Richmond (Va.) & re- lived the Virginia militia who were in the service previously - the next day after arriving here the regi- ment in which he served was put under the command of French General De Clarendon (or some such a name) - Shortly afterwards  before the being pressed by the British the said regiment under the said Gen. De Clarendon marched (or rather retreated) back towards Orange County (Va.) where the General took sick & was unable to march with the army till the it had returned & marched down near Fredericksburg (Va.) - here he met with a detachment of the N. H. State army here but don't recollect any of the officers' names with said detachment - had no battle here nor any engagement with the enemy while in the this town

4 Having served out a term of two months the whole regiment with this declarant were disbanded & dismissed & went home to Culpeper Va, Having should  discharged either in the garrison or the field a full two months term of duty — he was discharged from the service in the first part of April  November in the rear of an army  force 1781 afore- said — And that he has no documen- tary evidence that he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service. —
30, And that he entered the Service of the United States on a third two months later in the first part of the month of August 1861 a private militia man a substitute in the place of one shown as I left his residence was then in Culpeper County (Va.) for said he entered the service at the Spring Springs above William Sturges (Va.) - thence marched thro' Williamsburg of Col. Encam- ped several days below Wil- iamsburg - thence marched direct ly down to the Siege of York- he entered the Service aforesaid in a regiment commanded by a Col. James Barker - major well- known a gentleman & company in olden- ch, & Capt. J. A. S. Daynes - at

(5.) 5 York the said Regiment was put under the General Com- mand of Gen. Edmund (Ned) Stephens a militia General not known whether he was a Com- mandant of a Brigade or of a Division - was here till the Siege was carried by the American Arm- my against the British - he was well acquainted with Genl. Wash- ington by sight, as well as with Gen. Anthony Wayne & two French Generl. La Fayette & De. Armond and with the Commsary at York by the name of Crump - There were frequent sallies from the gar- rison here by the British in small par- ties - and they would turn out miles & after for the American soldiers to run after, that they might have an opportunity to shoot at them & kill them - he knew many of the American officers by sight, that he now does not recollect the names of - The Siege was carried by the Americans on the 19th day of Oct - 1781, when the whole British Garrison marched out with Lord Cornwallis at their head - he marched with the Brit- ish prisoners from York to Fred- ricksburgh & thence  thence  to Gal-

6. month (Va.) where he got his discharge from a Major Welch whose Christian name was Nathaniel — thence he went home to Culpepper County, having discharged a full two months term of duty — he was home in Orange County (Va.) his parents removed to Culpepper County same state when he was very young & took him with them he was born in the year of our Lord 1762 — he has no record of his age — his age was recorded in his father's family bible but the record is now lost — he lived in Culpepper County (Va.) when called into the service — since the revolutionary war he has lived thirty odd years in the state of Kentucky & ten years in the state of Missouri where he now lives — he never received any other discharge from the service that he recollects of, than the one he has herein before spoken of — And this declarant further states declares that the only discharge he ever received from the service aforesaid he has long since lost never expecting to have any use for it — & that he never received a commission — but was offered the appointment of a sergeant, & declined to accept it —

7 And that this declarant is himself a Clergyman of the Baptist Denomin- tion - And that the names of persons in his present immediate neighbour- hood to whom he is known & who can testify as to his character for veracity & their own belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution are James Kelleff, a Clergyman & Dr. James Kelleff - Mrs. Kelleff is now a member of his church - & Mr. Kelleff is a member of his church - And the declarant further declares that each & every part of the three several aforesaid two months terms of duty, as so served either in the field or the garrison when this declarant was not so afflicted by bodily infirm- ity or disease as to render him unable to serve - when it was necessary to lie by in the camp -
And this declarant further states that he has no documentary evi- dence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service - in any of the three aforesaid terms of duty He could his contemporaries & fellow soldiers have, many of them, as he himself migrated to distant parts from their native country - & a still greater number have died - & even if any do survive they live so far remote from the declarant as to render it quite im- probable if not impossible, for him to procure their testimony (or that of any of them) - hence this declarant must

rest his claim on this his own declaration—
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state—(Signed) Charles Fennell Sworn & subscribed the day & year afore- said—(Signed) Robert Wils. clerk
We James Walfiff a clergyman residing in the county of Randolph & state of Missouri, and Mr. J. W. residing in the same county of Randolph & state aforesaid. hereby certify that we are acquainted with Charles Fennell who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration—that we believe him to be seventy two years of age—that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.— Signed James Walfiff J. W.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid— Robert Wils. clerk And the court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states—And the court further certify that it appears to them that James Walfiff
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Randolph & state aforesaid and that Mr. J. W. who has also signed the same is a resident

in the County of Randolph 9 in the County of Randolph & State of Alabama after said & is a creditable person & that their Statement is entitled to credit -
(Signed)
John Dyson R.C.C. M.W.W. R.C.C. Richd. Newman R.C.C.
I Robt. Wilson Clerk of the County Court of Randolph County do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the original proceedings of the said Court - in the matter of the application of Charles Minnell a Clergyman of the Baptist - denomi- nation for a pension - The testi- mony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 19th day of February eight- een hundred & thirty four -
Robert Wilson, clk.
9th page
80. 186.

March 25, 1936
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BA-J/MCS Charles Finnell S. 16799
Mrs. John D. Tolson Fayette Missouri
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the records of Revolutionary War soldiers, Benjamin Cooper, Lawrence J. Daly, William Byers Gibson, Charles Finnell, William Hughes, Joseph Hickerson, Hosea Hickerson, Cornelius Maupin, Claiborne Johnson, Garland Maupin, Alford or Alfred Williams, John Walkup, William Wright, George Burckhardt and Johnson Walker.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of this war. The record of Charles Finnell is furnished you.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 16799, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Charles Finnell.
He was born in 1762 in Orange County, Virginia. When he was very young he moved with his parents (names not given) to Culpeper County, Virginia.
While living in Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: from sometime in August, 1778, two months in Captain Mark S. Sphinx's company in Colonel Henry Hill's regiment; from sometime in April, 1781, two months in Captain Henry Towles' company in Colonel Green's regiment; from sometime in August, 1781, two months in Captain Jasper Haynes' company in Colonel James Barbour's regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown.
After the Revolution he resided in Kentucky for about thirty years and in Missouri for ten years previous to 1834.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 17, 1834, at which time he was a Baptist clergyman residing in Silver Creek Township, Randolph County, Missouri.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to wife and children of the soldier.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

16,799 INVALID.
File No. 16,799
Charles Finnell
Pr. Rev. W. S.
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. / , Page 126
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1912 May 20. Hist to Hon Caleb Powers. $
1912, Oct. 21. History to Jas. C. Sanders. fr.
1917 June 19. Do Mrs. J. H. Connell with data for the auditor for int.
1918 Mch. 27. Do Mrs. J. H. Connell. $
1919 June 13. Do Miss Mary J. Howard $
1923. Hist. to Lois Finnell Ardery (Mrs. Fayette Ardery) MMH.
1926 July 21. Hist. to Mrs. A. P. Mark- land. MMH.
1929 June 25, Hist to Hon Harry B. Hawes, M.E.E., some data
1930 - June 19 - Hist. to L.M.P. L.L.L.
1936 Mar. 18 Hist. to Mrs. Earl Verden MCD
1936 Mar. 25. Hist. to Mrs. John D. Tolson MCD
1936 May 13, Mrs. John D. Tolson adv. ref. to the corres. which was transferred from Gen. Acct. Office. MMH.

Huntsville Mo 9 March 5.
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The Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of war. Washington City D. C.
Original Missouri Double }
March 10 th 1834-
Parker Parker

Huntsville (U.A.)
March 8th 1834
Hon. Lewis Cass— I have the honor or Sir to forward you the decla- ration of the Rev. Charles Minnecce in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of 7th June 1832— I shall only add the acknow- ledgement of the community in which I live for the prompt and judicious action of subordinate  the officers of the subordinate officers of the office department department over which you are with so much distinction to yourself & honor to the country preside— (In haste) Your Obedt. Servt.
Sam. Moore

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 4 th , 1839-
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Charles Linnell, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Missouri Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 30 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Charles Finnerell — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Missouri Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1839, to the 1 st Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William H. Harrison
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 4 th , 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6 th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Charles F. Finnerl, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Missouri Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and ————— Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1838, to the 4 th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Harris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Letter from Q. M. General, Cemetery Branch Washington D. C. requesting tombstone data for Charles Farnell - Va. Troops.
all slips returned. June 19-30
awj

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON
June 10 1930
MEMORANDUM TO:
Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.
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Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.
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The Surgeon General, Washington, D.C.
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In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished, it is requested that the "Service" of the decedents named on the enclosed applications be verified and returned as soon as practicable to this office.
The regulations provide that the name of the State from which the decedents came be inscribed on the headstones. It is requested that this information be given and that any corrections be made in red ink on the form.
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The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
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The General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
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In order that headstones properly inscribed may be furnished for the graves of the decedents named on the enclosed applications, it is requested that you furnish this office the correct spelling of the names and complete designation of the organizations.

Moberly, Missouri February 4, 1936
U.S. Dept of Interior Bureau of Pensions
Dear Sir —
I would like to get any information you can give me concerning Charles Fennell Revolutionary Veteran of the Virginia militia. If you have list of his children and date of their birth I should like to have that.
Yours truly, Mrs. Earl Virden 719 W. Rollins St. Moberly, Mo.

Daughters of the American Colonists in the State of Missouri
Armstrong Mo
Bureau of Pension Dept.
Please give war service of Charles Finnell born 1762 in Orange Co. Va died in Randolph Co. Mo. 1842. Residence at time of enlistment Culpeper Co. Va if you have a list of children please give them as I only have a partial list to complete my ancestral line.
Most Sincerely
Mrs A. P. Markland
Armstrong Mo

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To the
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
I am enclosing you herewith a letter from Hon. James B. Finnell, of Georgetown, Kentucky, and also a letter from the Adjutant General, both of which explain themselves.
If you can furnish me the information desired by Mr. Finnell I will appreciate it very much.
I will thank you to return both enclosures to me with your reply.
Very truly yours,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "Chas. H. Burke", written in dark ink on a white background. The signature is stylized with a large initial "C" and a long horizontal line underneath.

Paris Ky.
April 6. th 1923
Rev.
Commissioner, Pension Dept.- Washington D.C.
My dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me any Revolutionary record your office may have of one Charles Sunnell, who lived in Va later in Ky., and died in Missouri. He was 72 years old.

1834 I understand Thanking you same Yours truly (Mrs Fayette) Lois Fannell Ardery
Address Mrs Fayette Ardery R.F.D. No 5. Paris Ky -

2 Ct Stamped ok Encls. enclosed ok Can you give me the records of pension granted Charles (?) Farnell, served in Virginia Militia dur- ing Revolutionary war. died in Mo. between 1830 and 1835.
was given pension only about a year before his death. Very Respectfully.
Mr. J. H. Connell Dallas, Texas 1803 Richardson Ave.

My dear Sir -
I wish to know if a Chas Funnell who was in the Rev. war - drew a pension think he was from Wis - then Ky. and died in Mo. What was the name of his wife. also wish to know if a Aaron King who married a Dyer and I think was from N.C. is he on your roll or not -
Thanking you for trouble I am Resp -
Miss Mary J. Howard Armstrong Mo.
I wish to establish this line for H. A. R. membership - Jnd 2/1/919

Rev Sec Dept of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Will you please give me the Revolutionary war record of Charles Funnell Certificate No. 26203. issued for pen- sion.
You sent one before but it was used by my brother to enter the S. A. R.
Very truly
Mrs. J. H. Connell 1803 Richardson Ave Send one Dallas, Texas

Send - S 16799
Charles the only one
Duplicate letter avord.
Hon'ble Caleb Boring.
Georgetown, Ky., May 13 th 1912
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
Is there any record in your department of the granting of a pension to a " Finnell ", of Culpepper Co Vir. and afterwards, after 1794- of Walton Boone Co Ky. , of a pension . My great grand father, was, I have been informed, by the old members of his family descendants, a revolutionary soldier. He came to Ky in 1794- from Culpepper Co Vir. His Christian name I cannot give with certainty; but it was probably Robert. He was the only one of the family that I know of of whom family tradition says served as a soldier in Washington's Army. Will you kindly examine your records for such name  (Fisher) name and let me, or Mrs. Arville Le Fisher , Georgetown Ky - my daughter, hear from you -
Resp d James B. Finnell

Keyser, W.Va. Oct. 16, 1912
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
Will you inform me if there is a record of the grant of pension to either James Finnell or Charles Finnell, said to have been Revolutionary soldiers from Virginia. I would like a copy of such records if any,
Respectfully,
Jas P Sanders

HARRY B. HAWES MISSOURI
COMMITTEES:
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMERCE EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
United States Senate
WASHINGTON, D. C.
June 22, 1929.
Re. War list Hon. Earl D. Church, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Commissioner:
Will you please furnish me the following information regarding:
Charles Finrell, Private, Virginia Militia Revolutionary War.
Mr. Finnell, I am informed, was living in Missouri and drawing a pension on account of his service in 1835. Please give me the date of his birth, date of death, name of wife and names of children, organizations in which the soldier served, and where buried, if you have a record of burial.
Your early attention to this matter will be appreciated.
Cordially yours,
Harry B. Hawes
G-

Fayette, Missouri Jan. 22, 1936
Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
Will you please send to me as soon as possible the War record of the following Revolutionary Soldiers that you have in your possession ?
Benjamin Cooper, Lawrence J. Daly, William Byers Gibson, Charles Finnell, William Hughes, Joseph Hickerson, Hosea Hickerson, Cornelius Maupin, Claiborne Johnson, Garland Maupin, Alford or Alfred Williams, John Walkup, William Wright, George Burckhardt, also Johnson Walker
These men were all buried in Howard Co. Missouri, But enlisted from several states, which we cannot name. We want what data we can get as these names are to go on a bronze tablet in this county.
Hoping to hear from you at an early date,
Very Respectfully,
Vice Regent, Howard Co. Chapter D. A.R.
M rs . John D. Tolson

May 13, 1936.
BA-J/MNHF/ILL
Mrs. John D. Tolson Fayette Missouri.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of January 22, 1936, addressed to the Comptroller General, this city, of which you wrote a duplicate to the Pension Bureau on the same date. Your letter to the Comptroller General has been referred to this office for reply. Your request is for the Revolutionary War records of a large number of soldiers who were buried in Howard County, Missouri.
Reference to your files will show that March 25, 1936, reply was made to your letter of January 22, addressed to the Pension Bureau (the pension records now in this office) and at that time the record of Charles Finnell, S. 16799 , was furnished you and an explanation given why reports in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers could not be furnished in bulk.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
see if the Gen. acct. off. let in Miss. files with a dup. copy of this letter

March 18, 1936
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BA-J/MCS Charles Finnell, S.16799
Mrs. Earl Virden 719 W. Rollins Street Moberly, Missouri
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Charles Finnell and the Civil War record of his son, Morgan Finnell.
The record of Charles Finnell as found on file in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16799, is furnished you herewith.
Your letter has been referred to the proper division for reply in regard to Morgan Finnell who served in the Civil War.
Very truly yours
C. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

March 18, 1936
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BA-J/MCS Charles Finnell, S.16799
Mrs. Earl Virden 719 W. Rollins Street Moberly, Missouri
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.16799, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Charles Finnell.
He was born in 1762 in Orange County, Virginia. When he was very young he moved with his parents (names not given) to Culpeper County, Virginia.
While living in Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: from sometime in August, 1778, two months in Captain Mark S. Phinx's company in Colonel Henry Hill's regiment; from sometime in April, 1781, two months in Captain Henry Towles' company in Colonel Green's regiment; from sometime in August, 1781, two months in Captain Jasper Haynes' company in Colonel James Barbour's regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown.
After the Revolution he resided in Kentucky for about thirty years and in Missouri for ten years previous to 1834.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 17, 1834, at which time he was a Baptist clergyman residing in Silver Creek Township, Randolph County, Missouri.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to wife and children of the soldier.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MEE/eel
June 25, 1929
Honorable Harry B. Hawes United States Senate Washington, D.C.
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter of June 22, 1929, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16799, it appears that Charles Finnell was born in 1762, in Orange County, Virginia, and when very young moved with his parents (names not stated) to Culpeper County, Virginia, where he resided when he enlisted and served with the Virginia Troops as follows:
From in August, 1778, two months as a private in Captain Mark S. Phinx's Company, Colonel Henry Hill's Regiment; from in April, 1781, two months in Captain Henry Tole's Company, Colonel Green's Regiment; from in August, 1781, two months in Captain Jasper Haynes' Company, Colonel James Barbour's Regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown.
After the Revolution he resided in Kentucky for

thirty years and in Missouri for ten years previous to 1834.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 17, 1834, at which time he was a Baptist clergyman residing in Silver Creek Township, Randolph County, Missouri.
It is not stated that he was ever married.
His place of burial is not shown in said papers.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Charles Finnell (S.16799), you should apply to the General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:
Charles Finnell, Certificate No.26203, issued April 3, 1834, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Missouri Agency.
Very truly yours,
EARL D.CHURCH Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section ILL
June 19, 1930.
The Quartermaster General Cemeterial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16799, it appears that Charles Finnell was born in 1762, in Orange County, Virginia, and when very young, moved with his parents (names not stated) to Culpeper County, Virginia, where he resided when he enlisted and served as a private in the Virginia troops as follows:
From some time in August, 1778, two months in Captain Mark S. Phinx's Company, Colonel Henry Hill's Regiment; from some time in April, 1781, two months in Captain Henry Tole's Company, Colonel Green's Regiment; from some time in August, 1781, two months in Captain Jasper Haynes' Company, Colonel James Barbour's Regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown.
Toole v see pen. ch. Henry Toole Lt. 6288
After the Revolution, he resided in Kentucky for thirty years and in Missouri for ten years previous to 1834.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 17, 1834, at which time he was a Baptist clergyman residing in Silver Creek Township, Randolph County, Missouri.
It is not stated that he was ever married.
Very truly yours,
E.W.MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

May 20, 1912.
Hon. Caleb Powers, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Powers:
In reply to your letter dated the seventeenth and received the twentieth instant, requesting information for the Hon. James B. Finnell of Georgetown, Kentucky, I have the honor to furnish you the military history of the Charles Finnell who is the only soldier named Finnell found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Charles Finnell, Sur. File No. 16,799, Rev. War, was allowed pension on his application executed February 17, 1834, at which time he was a Baptist clergyman residing in Silver-Creek Township, Randolph County, Missouri.
He stated that he was born in 1762, in Orange County, Virginia, and when very young moved with his parents (names not stated) to Culpeper County, Virginia, where he resided when he enlisted in the Virginia Militia as follows;
In August, 1778, Private in Captain Mark S. Phinx's company, Colonel Henry Hillis' regiment; served 2 months.
In April, 1781, Captain Henry Toles' company, Colonel Green's regiment; 2 months. (Toles'?)
In August, 1781, Captain Jasper Haynes' company, Colonel

James Barber's regiment, and was at the siege of Yorktown; 2 months.
After the Revolution he resided in Kentucky for thirty years and in Missouri for the ten years previous to 1834.
For the date of last payment of soldier's pension, and to whom paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, giving him all of the following data:
"Charles Finnell, Certificate # 26,203, issued April 3, 1834, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the Missouri Agency."
Very respectfully,
J. L. N. S. port. Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
October 21, 1912.
Mr. James C. Sanders, Keyser, W. Va.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 16" and received the 18" instant, you are advised that from the papers in the claim, Sur. File No. 16,799, Rev. War, it appears that Charles Finnell was allowed pension on his application executed February 17, 1834, at which time he was a Baptist clergyman residing in Silver Creek Township, Randolph County, Missouri. He stated that he was born in 1762, in Orange County, Virginia, and when very young moved with his parents (names not stated) to Culpeper County, Virginia, where he resided when he enlisted in the Virginia Militia, as follows:
In August, 1778, Private in Captain Mark S. Phinx's company, Colonel Henry Willis' regiment; served two months.
In April, 1781, Captain Henry Tole's company, Colonel Green's regiment; two months.
In August, 1781, Captain Jasper Hayne's company, Colonel James Barber's regiment, and was at the siege of Yorktown; two months.
After the Revolution he resided in Kentucky for thirty years and in Missouri for the ten years previous to 1834.

fm Sur. File No. 16,799 - 2
You are further advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to James Finnell.
Very respectfully,
J. L. Davenport Commissioner.

May 21, 1933
Mrs. Fayette Ardery Paris, R. F. D. # 8 Kentucky
Madam:
In response to your letter received April 9, 1933, I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16799 of Charles Finnell it appears that he was born in 1762 in Orange County, Virginia and when very young moved with his parents (names not stated) to Culpeper County, Virginia where he resided when he enlisted in the Virginia Militia and served as follows:
In August 1778 Private in Captain Mark S. Phinx's Company, Colonel Henry Hill's Regiment; two months.
In April 1781 Captain Henry Tole's Company, Colonel Green's Regiment; two months.
In August 1781 Captain Jasper  Henry Haynes' Company, Colonel James Barber's Regiment, and was at the Siege of Yorktown; two months. After the Revolution he resided in Kentucky for thirty years and in Missouri for ten years previous to 1834.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

February 17 th 1834 at which time he was a Baptist clergy- man residing in Silver Creek Township, Randolph County, Missouri.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

MMH
July 31, 1926
Mrs. A.P. Markland Armstrong, Missouri
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16799 it appears that Charles Finnell was born in 1762, in Orange County, Virginia, and when very young moved with his parents (names not stated) to Culpeper County, Virginia, where he resided and served with the Va Troops when he enlisted in the Virginia Militia and served as follows:
from In August 1778, and served two months as a private in Captain Mark S. Phipp's Company, Colonel Henry Hill's 13 Regiment.
from In April 1781, and served two months in Captain Henry Tole's Company, Colonel Green's Regiment.
from In August 1781, served two months in Captain Jasper Haynes' Company, Colonel James Barbour's Regiment and was at the Siege of Yorktown.
After the Revolution he resided in Kentucky for thirty years and in Missouri for ten years previous to 1834. He was

allowed pension on his application executed February 17, 1834 at which time he was a Baptist clergyman residing in Silver Creek Township, Randolph County, Missouri.
There is no data on file as to his family, except the reference to his parents.
It is not stated that he was ever married,
Respectfully,
His place of burial is not shown in his papers -
"WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
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